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The South Seneca Central School District offers a comprehensive special education program to meet children's needs at all ability levels. It is the district's policy and practice to meet the learning needs of students who require a degree of special education service, in the general education classroom alongside their typical classmates.

The District provides a full continuum of special education programs and services to meet the differing needs of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment. New York State's definition of least restrictive environment means that placement of students with disabilities in special classes, separate schools or other removal from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability is such that even with the use of supplementary aids and services, education cannot be satisfactorily achieved.

The placement of an individual student with a disability in the least restrictive environment shall:

Provide the special education needed by the student

Provide for the education of the student in a setting with other students who do not have disabilities